Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report
Dissociative aphonia is a rare disorder with a point prevalence of 0.4%, while psychogenic vaginismus occurs at a prevalence of about 1–7%. The etiology roots down to underlying factors including dysfunctional sexual beliefs, fear of pain as well as other psychosocial conflicts. We report a 26-year-...
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| description | Dissociative aphonia is a rare disorder with a point prevalence of 0.4%, while psychogenic vaginismus occurs at a prevalence of about 1–7%. The etiology roots down to underlying factors including dysfunctional sexual beliefs, fear of pain as well as other psychosocial conflicts. We report a 26-year-old married lady who presented with sudden onset aphonia in the background of nonorganic vaginismus. There were covert conflicts which seemed to stem from her early childhood and home atmosphere, the eventual spillover of this into her adulthood, precipitated her symptoms. This emphasizes the need for a broader outlook on the management of the disorder beyond the symptomatic treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8b693869bde472788f271a96167ab132025-08-20T02:06:53ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Psychosexual Health2631-83182631-83262024-07-01610.1177/26318318241277013Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case ReportNikita Prasanna Nalawade0Suma T. Udupa1Samir Kumar Praharaj2 Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, IndiaDissociative aphonia is a rare disorder with a point prevalence of 0.4%, while psychogenic vaginismus occurs at a prevalence of about 1–7%. The etiology roots down to underlying factors including dysfunctional sexual beliefs, fear of pain as well as other psychosocial conflicts. We report a 26-year-old married lady who presented with sudden onset aphonia in the background of nonorganic vaginismus. There were covert conflicts which seemed to stem from her early childhood and home atmosphere, the eventual spillover of this into her adulthood, precipitated her symptoms. This emphasizes the need for a broader outlook on the management of the disorder beyond the symptomatic treatment.https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318241277013 |
| spellingShingle | Nikita Prasanna Nalawade Suma T. Udupa Samir Kumar Praharaj Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report Journal of Psychosexual Health |
| title | Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report |
| title_full | Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report |
| title_short | Dissociative Aphonia Secondary to Nonorganic Vaginismus—A Case Report |
| title_sort | dissociative aphonia secondary to nonorganic vaginismus a case report |
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